Love is the greatest

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. – 1 Corinthians 13:13 These three things will always be, even into eternity. But won’t faith give way to actually seeing and being with Jesus? Won’t hope be replaced with the reality of heaven? When we are with Jesus, we will still rely on Him. Each day (if indeed there are “days”) we will depend on God’s love and care for us. We will always trust, even when we live in His presence and see Him all the time. This is the maturing of our faith. What about hope? Eternity will not be stagnant, but an ever growing experience of God’s love and imagination. In God’s kingdom we will look forward to His promises and what new things He has in store for us. We will be asking ourselves, “what amazing things will God show us next?” We can start thinking of hope as something more than “awaiting a sure thing” and fill it with constant expectation and joy. And love? We will begin to understand the true nature of God as we experience His everlasting affection for each of us. Our faith and hope arise from this love even now, so imagine how it will be for all eternity — the greatest!